| Main Entry: | combination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture, blend |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, amalgam, amalgamation, blending, brew, coalescence, combo, composite, compound, connection, consolidation, everything but kitchen sink, fusion, junction, medley, merger, miscellany, mishmash, mix, olio, order, sequence, solution, soup, stew, succession, synthesis, unification, union |
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detachment, division, parting, separation |
| Main Entry: | combination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alliance, association |
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affiliation, bloc, cabal, cahoots, camarilla, cartel, circle, clique, club, coadunation, coalition, combine, compound, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, consolidation, consortium, conspiracy, coterie, faction, federation, gang, guild, hookup, mafia, melding, mergence, merger, merging, partnership, party, pool, ring, set, syndicate, tie-up, trust, unification, union |
Antonyms: |
dissolution, disunion, separation, severance |
| Concept: | Combination. |
| Category: | 3. CONJUNCTIVE QUANTITY |
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combine, unite, incorporate, amalgamate, embody, absorb, reembody, blend, merge, fuse, melt into one, consolidate, coalesce, centralize, impregnate; put together, lump together; cement a union, marry.
-adjectives
combined; impregnated with, ingrained; imbued, inoculated.
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Antonyms: |
decomposition |
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| Main Entry: | admixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blending |
Synonyms: |
amalgamation, blend, combination, commixture, compound, fusion, mingling, mixture, mélange |
| Main Entry: | affiliation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | association with an organization |
Synonyms: |
alliance, amalgamation, banding together, bunch, cahoots, clan, coalition, combination, confederation, conjunction, connection, crew, crowd, gang, hookup, incorporation, joining, league, merging, mob, outfit, partnership, relationship, ring, syndicate, tie-in, union |
| Main Entry: | aggregate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection |
Synonyms: |
accumulation, agglomerate, agglomeration, all, amount, assemblage, body, bulk, combination, conglomerate, conglomeration, gross, heap, lump, mass, mixture, pile, quantity, sum, the works, total, totality, whole, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole schmear, whole shooting match |
Antonyms: |
individual, one, part |
| Main Entry: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
Synonyms: |
accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, confederation, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, fraternization, friendship, interrelation, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, mutuality, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union |
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antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war |
| Main Entry: | alloy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture, usually of two metals |
Synonyms: |
admixture, adulterant, adulteration, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, combination, composite, compound, debasement, denaturant, fusion, hybrid, intermixture, reduction |
| Main Entry: | amalgam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture |
Synonyms: |
admixture, alloy, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo, composite, compound, fusion, mishmash, soup |
| Notes: | an amalgam is what follows upon an amalgamation; amalgamation is a process in which things are combined and an amalgam is the result or consequence of that process - so amalgam means 'combination,' while amalgamation means 'the act of combining or uniting; consolidation' |
Antonyms: |
division, separation |
| Main Entry: | arrangement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that has been ordered |
Synonyms: |
alignment, array, classification, combination, composition, design, display, disposition, distribution, form, grouping, lineup, method, ordering, organization, pattern, pecking order, ranging, rank, sequence, setup, structure, system |